St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-07

year. the trade in dry goods during the week
was very active and very gratifying. Sales
show an increase of SO per cent over the
same period last year. The demand was
season of the year merchants are very
anxious to reduce their stocks of
goods, the trade was more than ad
mirably satisfactory TO them. There
was also large business done in fancy goods
for holiday trade, silk handkerchiefs, fancy
scarfs. shawls, cloaks, toys toilet boxes and
other knicknacks being largely inquired for.
There was also large trade in blankets,
Maekinaw, garments, lumbermen's sacks,
mittens. gloves, etc., the lumber trade taxing
those goods in liberal quantities for the
woods. Taking the business of the week
throughout it was the most satisfactory one
our merchants have had for sixty days. The
activity In the cotton goods market continues
and daily advances are reported along the
whole line of dOmestics. Since our
last review, Pequot, Boston and
Utica. wide sheetings have ad-
vaneed 2l2c perl yard in all widths, both
bleached and -unbleached All leading
makes of hleached muslfns have advanced
lac to lec. and as manufacturers decline Or
ders for their goods, even at the advance,
further advances are looked for. Dwight's
Star, Lockwood B, Nashua r and Verona.
fine browns are now 1hc, and Continental c,
Pepperel X and Aurora X are up to &c. IN
general it may be stated that the market is
very strong, with the demand upon mannfac
IdT eACttulHS llo supply VI BOOtlo.
Gunny bags are soc per 100 higher. ItiS
very gratifying. i'll view of the so-called
stripgeney of money throughout the Country
TO be able to report collections with our
wholesale houses were never so good as they
are at the present time. The month of No
vember shows an increase of receipts from
customers aggregating OYER 40 per cent
ahead of 1856. and 10 per cent ahead of two
years ago. The announcement is even now
reiterated that times are hard. yet here
stands the fact that is vouched forby several
of the largest wholesale dealers in st. Paul,
in different lines of business that their col
lections are 40 per cent bigger
than ever before. In the East money
goes begging at per cent.and manufacturers
are so oyercrOwded with orders that they will
not accept any more even at the advance.
Groceries were never so active nor the de-
mand so vigorous as now, nor have collec-
lions ever been so satisfactory as they are at
present. Prices are very firm and generally
higher Teas are a little lower. Sugars have
advanced in very decided manner. Cheese
has advanced lc all around. Drugs are very
active, with large sales. good demand and
very satisfactory collections. Borax, calomel,
and raw, have advanced. In hardware there
is a good deal of activity, with FIRM and on
ne articles. advancing prices. Tin, lead
and copper have advanced several times
during the last two weeks, making it neces-
Sary to advance all goods i'll which these
materials are used in their manufacture. Tin
has advanced to 15c. which is an advance of
80 per cent; copper to 4e. which is % per
cent. and lead to &c, which is 3s per cent.
Other articles are very much the same as
usual.